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Thank you!
Just want to say thank you to SR for helping me get through the last week. I'm doing well and feeling very positive and excited about my "new" life. Even with all the chaos, I'm feeling so much more confident because I know I'm doing the right thing.
I applied for an apartment today, it's within my budget, clean and safe, and in the school district.
I've also swallowed my pride and reached out to a few friends and relatives and their love and support has surprised me. I reconnected with my cousin who lives on the east coast, who I haven't spoken to in a long time. He was so happy to hear from me he almost cried. He's going through a divorce, his wife has been in a psychiatric hospital and he just got sole custody of their daughter. He's been going through hell, and I was so glad I called him. All this time I thought he wouldn't want to hear from me! He said he loves and misses me so much, and we should help each other through these hard times.
I've also been making a list of all of the things I am free to do now. Things I couldn't do out of fear before. My main goal is to stay positive, which means no being sentimental and sad about breaking my family up. I've been in an abusive relationship for 7 years - I just keep replaying the bad stuff, the unacceptable stuff, and that kills those silly wishful thinking moments right away. I feel so much stronger, and so much hope. I feel like I have a second chance to live the kind of life I want to live and be myself again. Thank you all so much for helping me find clarity and helping me realize that my husband's behavior is WRONG and I don't have to sacrifice myself anymore.
I applied for an apartment today, it's within my budget, clean and safe, and in the school district.
I've also swallowed my pride and reached out to a few friends and relatives and their love and support has surprised me. I reconnected with my cousin who lives on the east coast, who I haven't spoken to in a long time. He was so happy to hear from me he almost cried. He's going through a divorce, his wife has been in a psychiatric hospital and he just got sole custody of their daughter. He's been going through hell, and I was so glad I called him. All this time I thought he wouldn't want to hear from me! He said he loves and misses me so much, and we should help each other through these hard times.
I've also been making a list of all of the things I am free to do now. Things I couldn't do out of fear before. My main goal is to stay positive, which means no being sentimental and sad about breaking my family up. I've been in an abusive relationship for 7 years - I just keep replaying the bad stuff, the unacceptable stuff, and that kills those silly wishful thinking moments right away. I feel so much stronger, and so much hope. I feel like I have a second chance to live the kind of life I want to live and be myself again. Thank you all so much for helping me find clarity and helping me realize that my husband's behavior is WRONG and I don't have to sacrifice myself anymore.
bravo Emmy!
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